Modern Ramblings: Topps 206 Makes a Return After Ten Years
Topps is reviving its Topps 206 brand — a popular rendition of the famous T206 tobacco cards
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How a Random 1986 Topps Baseball Card Led to a Pre-War Card Obsession
Some collectors got their introduction to the baseball card hobby through an iconic vintage card — mine came in the form of a 1986 Topps common
Read moreTopps Announces Allen & Ginter is Going Rogue … I Mean, Chrome
The popular reboot of the Allen & Ginter brand is getting a shiny new makeover
Read moreTopps, Bowman, and Leaf Weren’t Alone in Baseball Card Resurrection Following World War II
Before Topps and Bowman, other companies began printing cards in the aftermath of World War II
Read moreBabe Ruth Card No. 100 in Topps’ Living Set
The Bambino featured in Topps’ Living Set as the hundredth card Most readers of this site know that there aren’t many post-war cards that I collect. And in the grand scheme of things, it’s difficult to even keep up with modern cards, let alone collect them. But the Topps Living set is one of the cooler projects out there, for
Read moreWhen a Pre-War Collector Goes Rogue
Finding a pair of unique (and newer) cards For nearly five years now, I’ve been pretty much exclusively collecting pre-war cards. After a long hiatus, I got back into the hobby around ten years ago. I picked up with collecting almost all vintage stuff from the 1950s and quickly went older after that. I dove into the 1951 Bowman set
Read moreModern Baseball Card Ramblings of a Pre-War Collector: Licensing Exclusivity has its Pros, Cons
Licensing exclusivity in the world of baseball cards is again a hot topic Over the weekend, an interesting rumor broke from Wax Heaven, a popular baseball card blog. That site reports that Topps has struck an extension for its exclusive deal with Major League Baseball to continue to be the sole producer of its baseball cards beyond 2020 (the year the
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